12 Days Day 8 Genre Holiday Cards & Gift Wrap

 It\s easier than ever to add your Passions to your gift giving.

Papersource has these really cool gift wrap sheets with Heroes and Villains:

Etsy member Mulberry Muse has this great  Jane Austen card:

The force is strong with Hallmark with  Cats, Peanuts & Star Wars

Hallmark also offers Digital Cards :

A great tip to get more use out of the cards you receive. Cut the card in half, use a hole punch to make an opening, string a ribbon through it and use it as a gift card next year.

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12 Days Gift Suggestion: 'Twas Nochebuena

I really like learning about how different cultures celebrate the holiday season. In this book we see a Hispanic families preparations and celebrations for Christmas Eve. 

From making tamales to attending midnight mass we follow a families Christmas Eve traditions. The art in this book is really beautiful. The characters are very expressive and the attention to details in every scene help capture the essence of the holiday. 

A really nice read! 

Star Wars Memories 8: Splinter Of The Minds Eye

Splinter was the very first Expanded Universe novel in the Star Wars Universe, After devouring the Star Wars novelization this book filled my longing for more stories.

In this novel Luke and Leia crash land on a mysterious planet that has a very powerful crystal that is tied to the force. This novel really highlighted the skills of Leia and added some interesting metaphysical elements to the Star Wars myths.

The relationship between Luke & Leia is interesting and the climactic showdown is entertaining. The success of this novel opened the door for the formation of the Expanded Novels that are now considered legends.

I loved this novel when I first read it though I find parts of it a bit clunky now.  This book opened the whole science fiction aisle to me in my local bookstore where I found many great books to satisfy me until the next Star Wars novel was released.